Best Middle Schools in Texas

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 2361)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
481591014066	1331	Richard Allie Middle	Public	6-8	1033 McCart Ave	Crowley	76036	Tarrant County	Crowley Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 297-5394	1,034	74	13.9	74.1%	153 (14.8%)	476 (46.0%)	340 (32.9%)	13 (1.3%)	3 (0.3%)	4 (0.4%)	45 (4.4%)	$10,768			$508			$10,260	41.9	36.1	1528	197
482562002860	1332	Kilgore Middle	Public	6-8	455 Baughman Rd	Kilgore	75662	Gregg County	Kilgore Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 988-3902	861	58	14.8	72.5%	370 (43.0%)	107 (12.4%)	331 (38.4%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (5.7%)	$7,953			$846			$7,107	41.9	37.5	1480	148
481536001112	1333	Cotton Center School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	2345 Fm 179	Cotton Center	79021	Hale County	Cotton Center Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 879-2176	105	15	6.9	57.1%	47 (44.8%)	1 (1.0%)	52 (49.5%)	3 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.9%)	$20,621			$2,758			$17,863	41.9	45.6	1193	140
483432003855	1334	Thompson Intermediate	Public	7-8	8750 Hughes Rd	Houston	77089	Harris County	Pasadena Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 740-0510	830	65	12.8	67.8%	47 (5.7%)	137 (16.5%)	569 (68.6%)	53 (6.4%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.4%)	19 (2.3%)	$9,949			$889			$9,060	41.9	43.1	1281	53
481739012877	1335	W A Todd Middle	Public	6-8	400 N Salinas Blvd	Donna	78537	Hidalgo County	Donna Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 464-1600	646	49	13.1	91.2%	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	642 (99.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	$11,624			$1,185			$10,439	41.8	45.9	1185	150
480021114052	1336	Idea Hidden Meadow College Preparatory	Public, Charter	6-9	10138 Culebra Rd	San Antonio	78250	Bexar County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 377-8000	268	21	12.5	68.7%	16 (6.0%)	24 (9.0%)	214 (79.9%)	8 (3.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	$16,033			$3,445			$12,588	41.8	50.5	1050	286
481305007242	1337	Bush Middle	Public	6-8	515 Cowboys Pkwy	Irving	75063	Dallas County	Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 968-3700	695	60	11.5	59.9%	53 (7.6%)	301 (43.3%)	178 (25.6%)	130 (18.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (4.5%)	$10,389			$1,352			$9,038	41.8	44.3	1241	96
483039006449	1338	New Middle	Public	6-8	3700 S Beltline Rd	Mesquite	75181	Dallas County	Mesquite Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 882-5600	689	55	12.5	92.3%	40 (5.8%)	114 (16.5%)	516 (74.9%)	2 (0.3%)	13 (1.9%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	$8,654			$949			$7,705	41.8	37.7	1470	132
480021114130	1339	Idea Harlingen College Preparatory	Public, Charter	6-9	24240 Chester Park Rd	Harlingen	78552	Cameron County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 272-3912	350	28	12.6	86.3%	15 (4.3%)	3 (0.9%)	330 (94.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	$19,609			$3,853			$15,756	41.8	55.7	909	430
482364001271	1340	Tanglewood Middle	Public	6-8	5215 San Felipe	Houston	77056	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 625-1411	854	49	17.4	61.8%	122 (14.3%)	202 (23.7%)	433 (50.7%)	65 (7.6%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	27 (3.2%)	$8,679			$987			$7,692	41.8	32.7	1638	298

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Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on STAAR Reading, STAAR Mathematics, STAAR Science, STAAR Social Studies test scores released by the Texas Education Agency.
These rankings were last updated on September 11, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Texas Education Agency, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Texas Education Agency.
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Educational resources:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Texas Education Agency.